EP 2391479 A4 20130918 - OPTICAL FIBER POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (en)
OPTICAL FIBER POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (de)
POLIERVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR OPTISCHE FASERN
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE POLISSAGE DE FIBRE OPTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2010021980 W 20100125
- US 14910709 P 20090202
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2010088184A2] A polishing apparatus is provided for polishing an optical fiber connector. The optical fiber connector includes a connector housing and a ferrule. The polishing apparatus includes a mount to receive and hold the optical connector and a polisher housing supported by a base. The polisher housing houses a polisher that comprises a platen that supports a polishing media, the platen being coupled to a planetary gear system. The mount is disposed on a cover that encloses the polisher housing when the cover is placed in a closed position. A rotatable knob is exposed at an opening of the base, the rotatable knob being engaged with the planetary gear system to move the planetary gear system. The polishing media is disposed proximate to a fiber tip extending from an end face of the ferrule of the optical connector disposed in the mount when the cover is placed in the closed position.
IPC 8 full level
B24B 19/22 (2006.01); B24B 23/03 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B24B 19/226 (2013.01 - EP US); B24B 23/03 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 6/3863 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 2008119111 A1 20080522 - ZHANG HONG [US], et al
- [Y] GB 2069381 A 19810826 - ITT
- See references of WO 2010088184A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2010088184 A2 20100805; WO 2010088184 A3 20101125; CN 102300674 A 20111228; EP 2391479 A2 20111207; EP 2391479 A4 20130918; EP 2391479 B1 20150408; ES 2541704 T3 20150723; JP 2012516779 A 20120726; JP 5552497 B2 20140716; US 2011275283 A1 20111110; US 8771042 B2 20140708
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2010021980 W 20100125; CN 201080006418 A 20100125; EP 10736282 A 20100125; ES 10736282 T 20100125; JP 2011548190 A 20100125; US 201013144029 A 20100125